a (1): a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other (2): a division of a larger contest (3): the number of points necessary to win (4): points scored in certain card games (as in all fours) by a player whose cards count up the highest (5): the manner of playing in a contest (6): the set of rules governing a game (7): a particular aspect or phase of play in a game or sport <a football team's kicking game>

bplural: organized athletics

c (1): a field of gainful activity :line<the newspaper game>(2): any activity undertaken or regarded as a contest involving rivalry, strategy, or struggle <the dating game><the game of politics>; also: the course or period of such an activity <got into aviation early in the game>(3): area of expertise :specialty 3 <comedy is not my game>

4

a (1): animals under pursuit or taken in hunting; especially: wild animals hunted for sport or food (2): the flesh of game animals

Synonym Discussion of GAME

fun, jest, sport, game, play mean action or speech that provides amusement or arouses laughter. fun usually implies laughter or gaiety but may imply merely a lack of serious or ulterior purpose <played cards just for fun>. jest implies lack of earnestness and may suggest a hoaxing or teasing <hurt by remarks said only in jest>. sport applies especially to the arousing of laughter against someone <teasing begun in sport led to anger>. game is close to sport, and often stresses mischievous or malicious fun <made game of their poor relations>. play stresses the opposition to earnest without implying any malice or mischief <pretended to strangle his brother in play>.